Merry Christmas

It's been quite a year. And the girls and I are going to take a few days off from writing, just to re-coup and hopefully restore.

Have a wonderful Holiday!

Murphy's day.

Yes, Annie, There is A Santa

So far, no tree in the house. But Annie knows something is up. Stockings came from the basement last night. And a suspicious package from Mud Bay, the dog store, that was locked in the linen closet.

Hmmm.

Murphy's day.

Life is Good

Sage has had a rough time. Murphy dying November 2008, her knee surgery, losing my mother (who was her friend), and Annie trying to establish her place in the pecking order (humans at the bottom). But I was closely watching Sage this weekend and I think she is actually very happy right now. She has lost some weight, placing less stress on her knee, she seems to know when to snarl at Annie and when to play, and she doesn't seem as subdued as she was this time last year. I know she realizes I am down, but she is doing her best to cheer me up as only a lab can do...rolling on her back to let me scratch her belly.

Life is good.

Murphy's day.

Winter's Solstice

Great ad for Orvis!

Annie decided to sleep in during these dark, winter days. Can't blame her.

Murphy's day.

Long, Dreary Week

We're at the end of a long, dreary week. Rain, lots of rain, lots of driving for my father, lots of "on hold" for bureaucrats. Long, dreary week. But Annie and Sage have been always willing to make me laugh, or in Annie's case, at least distract me by getting into mischief. See Mom, it's not so bad, look at how easy it was for me to eat the throw on your bed!

Murphy's day.

Dreary

It's indoor weather. Dreary. I really don't understand people here in Seattle who prefer warm, winter rain to cold and sun. Bring on the sun any day. And now, we're about to get the warm, pineapple effect, where all the snow we got in the mountains will melt.

Time to hunker in, play with toys (the girls) and for me to work.

Murphy's day.

Carbon Footprints

We're past the half-way point in the climate change talks at Copenhagen, Denmark. So we decided to think about Sage and Annie's carbon footprint. They have both flown, in fact that is how they got to Washington. Their toys, more than likely, were made in and imported from China. In fact, as we learned a few years ago with the recalled dog food, probably some ingredient of their food comes from China. Their dog beds were probably made over seas....and worst of all they love to ride in my smallish SUV to get to a park so they can romp off leash (which they also do in the back yard). They also seem to like it when I finally turn the heat on...

It's not a pretty carbon footprint, but frankly, other than all the imports, which I am not happy about, I don't think I would change their lives.

Sigh.

Murphy's day.